If magic weekend has to move next year due to the planed expansion of eastlands wear would we like the event to be staged?

I really think it is a shame as I do think it has found it's home in Manchester.

Ideas?

Newcastle st James park
Sunderland stadium of light
Coventry Rico arena
Derby pride park

it needs to be at a venue that is central to all fans coming from Both sides of the Pennines..Newcastle and Sunderland are about as good as Edinburgh and Cardiff....too far away for half the fans.....

Needs to hold at least 36k as that was Saturdays turnout

We all travel to you side of the Pennines so about time you travel this side lol.

Hillsborough holds almost 40k easy for everyone to get to.

And I travel from Coventry to every home and away game so east or west is the same for me...lol

St James 62,000
Stadium of light 59,000
Pride park 33,500
Rico arena 32,500

Maybe the last to are slightly to small but then again it would be good to see it packed out with a good atmosphere.

Also thought maybe Liverpool but the area around anfield is all housing so no room for fan park and all that gubings.

Wherever it ends up they can't take it too far from the heartlands IMO. My guess would be Elland Road.

Elland road would be too small if you consider if the event is held in a city that has a super league club Leeds would most proberly take 20,000 supporters.

Would that be a bad thing?

40,000 sell out on Leeds day and play the BIG fixtures the other day, eg Leeds v Wigan on Sunday with Cats v London and Widnes v Salford, Saturday Saints v Wire, Hull v Hull kr Cas v Wakey and Bradford v Huddersfield

That would create a surge for tickets imo with demand outstripping supply.

Reebok?

Too small 28,700

Wasn't Ireland being muted as a possible location by the RFL one time? Such a shame we have to move it as the Etihad is the perfect location and has found its home. Tough decision for the RFL. I think it will be held in the midlands though.

Villa park maybe?

villa park......nice......15 mins drive for me.....lol

Couldnt sit in those seats at Elland Road for two days, would cripple people!

Only been in the new stand recently, 15 years or so?

I'd love it to go the Newcastle, would be a great weekend. Failing that back to Wales.

Anfield?

Apparently St James Park has been gambled on as the next magic venue

Me to but only problem I see with St James' is that there is much room around the stadium. Thinking stadium of light would be a better venue. If it is held up in that area defiantly would be going for the weekend not just the one day.

Gambled on by who?

I'm not sure about Newcastle, I just don't think there's an appetite there for anything except football. I think the Etihad is the ideal place for it and it should stay there long term, though if for some reason it can't for an odd year I understand looking at Newcastle as the stadium is about the right size.
If, as mentioned, the seating at Elland Road wasn't so rubbish I'd be tempted to try it there but as it is, despite being a Leeds fan, I wouldn't go to it because of the seating.

Makron. Get it right Timmy lad.

Move it to London for next season and then the capital WILL have some RL there ................

oof.

SOL does have more room around it, but there is sod all there. At least with Newcastle you are close to a vibrant city with a great night life, especially around the Quayside area.